Hose-reel.



S. M. MARSHALL.

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975,147. Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

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STEPHEN. M. MARSHALL, OF CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

' HOSE-REEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN M. MAR- SHALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Clinton, in the county of WVorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Hose-Reel, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a reelfor hose, and the principal objectsthereof are to provide a simple, inexpensive hose reel on which the hosecan be wound in such a way that it can be used for discharging fiuidwithout unwinding the entire body of hose and to provide improvements indetails of construction for assisting in carrying out the abovementioned object.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is an end view of a hose reel constructed in accordance withthis invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view partly broken away, and Fig. 4 is a side view of anotherform in which the invention can be carried out.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it will be seen that the reel isshown as comprising two end wheels or disks 10 connected by cross pieces11 which constitute a skeleton cylindrical body on which the hose 12 isadapted to be wound. The cross pieces 11 are shown as secured to thewheels or the spokes thereof by means of screws and brackets 13. Passingthrough the center of the reel is a longitudinal pipe or tube H throughwhich the hose is adapted to pass. Mounted 'on this pipe or tube is aseparating member 15 which has two arms extending in opposite directionspast the circumference of the cylindrical body. The tube is shown asfixed to the hubs of the wheels 10 by means of'nuts 16. In the use ofthis form of the reel a single length of hose preferably is employed andit is passed through the central tube until about equal lengths projectfrom the opposite ends. The nuts 16 serve to support the hose extendingfrom the tube. In either case the hose is brought around from each endof the pipe in opposite directions into the spaces between two of thespokes of the wheel on opposite ends and is wound on the cylindricalbody 12. In winding it the hose is first placed over one part of thecylindrical body and then the reel is rolled Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed September 9, 1909.

Serial No. 516,909.

along the ground or rotated in either direction which will wind up thetwo ends of the hose, the separating member 15 serving to keep the twoparts separate. In this way the reel can be hung up or otherwise storedand when it is desired to use it, one end is placed on the permanentconnection for re ceiving it and the reel is placed on the ground. Thenthe nozzle is pulled forward and it will be found that the reel willroll along the ground and the hose will be unwound at both ends.Consequently, the hose will be unwound twice as fast as is the case withthe ordinary reel. The principal value of this arrangement is that thefluid can be turned on while the hose is all wound up and will runthrough the entire length of hose while most of it is on the reel andthe hose can be unwound to any extent without interrupting the flow offluid. The importance of this will be obvious.

It will be understood that the invention can be embodied in many otherforms, one of which is shown in Fig. a. In this case the parts 10, 11and 15 are the same as those hereinbefore described, but the centralpipe 17 is provided with plugs 18 at its ends and hose sections can beconnected at these points, but it is shown as having branch pipes 19extending from opposite ends and in opposite directions. Each of theseis provided with a coupling 20 with which an end of a hose section 21 isadapted to be con nected. In this case it is not necessary to thread thehose through the central pipe. This reel is particularly adapted forusing two hose sections of equal length instead of a single section andit is more convenient for some purposes, particularly for long hose.

Vhile I have illustrated and described two forms in which this inventioncan be embodied, I am aware that many modifications can be made thereinby any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to belimited to all the details of construction shown and described, but

What I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel having acylindrical space thereon for receiving the hose divided into two partsso that the hose can be wound on the reel from the center toward bothends simultaneously, whereby in unwinding one end by rotation PatentedNov. 8. 1910.

of the reel, the other end will be unwound at an equal rate of speed,the reel having means for supporting a portion of the hose 1n rigidposition.

2. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel having a centrallongitudinal tube, a hose passing through said tube, the ends of whichextend therefrom at opposite ends of the reel, the reel being providedwith two spaces on the outside, one for receiving eachhalf of the hose.

3. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel having means extendinglongitudinally thereof for receiving the center of the hose and havingpassages through both ends through which the opposite ends of the hoseare adapted to pass inwardly so that the hose passed through the centerof the reel may be wound on the circumference thereof.

4. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel having a centrallongitudinal tube, and

hose extending from the opposite ends of said tube, said reel having twospaces on the circumference for receiving the two parts of hose thereon.

5. As an article of manufacture, a hose reel adapted to roll along onthe ground and provided with two circular ends, a cylindrical spacebetween them for receiving the hose, a central pipe extendingtherethrough longitudinally between the ends, and a sep arating platemounted on said pipe and extending toward the circumference of the reelto separate two portions of the hose to be wound thereon.v

I In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

STEPHEN M. MARSHALL. Witnesses:

FRANK P. BREED, EDWARD F. HALL.

